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Prince de Nassau-Siegen

1776
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
The lavishly dressed Prince of Nassau (1745–1808) wears the ribbon of the Order of the White Eagle, Poland’s highest decoration of merit. In 1766, he joined the expedition of Louis Antoine de Bougainville to explore the South Pacific. He points to Bougainville’s 1771 travelogue, Voyage Around the World, which brought renown to the expedition’s participants.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Prince de Nassau-Siegen
  • Artist: Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (French, Paris 1755–1842 Paris)
  • Date: 1776
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: Oval, 25 3/8 × 21 1/16 in. (64.5 × 53.5 cm)
    Frame: 31 × 26 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (78.7 × 67.9 × 8.3 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Indianapolis Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Ralph W. Showalter (64.740), imamuseum.org
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings